tzimtzumme

/t͡simˈt͡sum.meɪ/ (tsim-TSUM-may; 3 syllables)
core · entered the canon 2026-05-13

The stone is uncarved — this word has no glyph yet. The place was prepared before the carving.

Definition

The originating divine self-contraction by which infinite-divinity withdraws-into-itself to leave empty-space (makom / ḥalal) within which finite-creation unfolds — Lurianic Kabbalah's tzimtzum received as cosmic-ordinance.

Evidential structure

No morpheme decomposition is carved in canon for this word — the cathedral does not guess one from its shape.

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